Chapter 34: Drawing the sword toward each other

"Chief, many brothers are seriously injured." The fleeing bandits were also worried about the injured brothers at this moment.

The robber leader, the thin man, looked back and saw the group of brothers who were moaning in pain and pale. Although the robber was licking blood on the edge of the knife, he was still uncomfortable when he saw this scene and couldn't help but snorted angrily: "I have a big head and a big scar. I can't bear it even howls!"

The injured robbers looked at the leader and held back one by one.

"Well, this is my Sun Yang's brother!" The thin man said immediately, "Brothers, don't worry, I'll go to Danlang City now, ask the doctor to buy more medicinal materials." Although there are some people in the robber's nest who have a little understanding of medicinal materials, many people were injured too seriously this time.

It's not a simple flesh injury.

"Chief, be careful on the road." Many robbers said repeatedly.

"rest assured."

The thin man, Sun Yang, immediately brought some silver, rode a camel beast, carried a machete, and rushed towards Danyang City.*

Danyang City has already appeared in the sight of Teng Qingshan and the other three.

"It is worthy of being one of the 36 main cities of Duanmu Continent." Teng Qingshan couldn't help but praise the ancient city wall that was surging and stretching towards the east and west. The wall of Danyang City lasted dozens of miles long, and at first glance, it looked like a terrifying prehistoric monster sleeping soundly.

"Compared with some in the county towns," Li Jun also praised.

Teng Qingshan smiled: "Didn't Xiaoping say that? Back then, the god of divine axe god 'Dayu' taught the residents on the mainland to practice martial arts, unify words, language, money, etc. The people taught by Emperor Yu built a city similar to ours. It's not surprising." Since he saved the little female slave 'Xiaoping' on the island.

Through Xiaoping and books, Teng Qingshan also knows many things.

There have been two gods in history on Duanmu Continent.

In the books on Duanmu Continent, the magical axe god "Dayu" was a figure in ancient times. He understood the heaven and earth, created the method of cultivation, and spread the people. He was a very incredible figure!

"No wonder, it's the same language as our Jiuzhou." Teng Qingshan thought to himself, "but the words are different."

"But it's all hieroglyphics!"

Teng Qingshan knew very well.

In the history of previous lives, the writing has been constantly changing as time goes by, changing step by step from oracle bone inscriptions. Although the source of Jiuzhou and Duanmu Continent are the same. Emperor Yu unified the writing and passed on the writing of Jiuzhou to the people of Duanmu Continent.

But thousands of years have passed.

In addition, there was no paper at that time, only stones and iron sheets were recorded. From generation to generation, the characters of Jiuzhou Land and Duanmu Continent naturally became more and more distant and difficult to identify.

"But it's much easier to learn. After all, they are all pictographic characters. I guess in ten days and half a month, you will be able to recognize most commonly used characters." Teng Qingshan couldn't help but think that on the boat, he and Li Jun learned the Duanmu mainland words from Xiaoping together.

When it comes to literacy, Xiaoping is a teacher!

"Xiaoping." Teng Qingshan said.

"Uncle." Xiaoping opened her clear big eyes and looked at Teng Qingshan.

I was a nine-year-old girl, but because of all the hardships, I ate too poorly, and I was as thin as a child of six or seven.

"Xiaoping, you sister Xiaojun and I have a lot of things. There will probably be a lot of twists and turns! Otherwise, your sister Xiaojun and I will buy a house for you in Danlang City. Then go to the slave market and buy two obedient slaves to follow your instructions. How about it?" Teng Qingshan asked.

"No, I don't want it." Xiaoping said repeatedly.

"Uncle, Sister Xiaojun." Xiaoping said tears, "I am a child in the city, even if I have a house, I will be snatched away. And... on my face, on my face..."

"On your face?" Teng Qingshan and Li Jun were stunned.

Xiaoping bit her lips and stroked the ugly scar on her face: "I am a female slave! So, my face was marked as a slave. The family of Hei Tiehe moved to the island. Because there were not enough women, men of Hei Tiehe Liu family would marry us and have many children in the future. Therefore, the marks on our female slaves were cut off by a knife! The marks turned into scars."

Teng Qingshan and Li Jun suddenly realized in their hearts.

"Slaves are not allowed to enter the city alone, nor are they allowed to leave the city alone!" Xiaoping continued, "If you are alone, even on the road, others have the right to catch it. Even if you kill it, it will be fine."

"Like me, the marks are removed and they turn into scars."

"Although I will not be treated as a slave, but... I will still be looked down upon by many people and bullied by them!" Xiaoping gritted her teeth, her face full of tears. "The ordinary knife wound on her face is different from the scars like me who have removed the mark."

"As long as there is such a scar, like the previous robber leader, there are scars on his face. I guess he was once a slave and would be looked down upon. He is fine, he has force. I am a child." Xiaoping got off the camel beast and kowtowed and begged, "Uncle, Sister Xiaojun, please, I'll be your servant. Don't drive me away. Don't drive me away!"

Teng Qingshan sighed inwardly after hearing this.

There are no slaves in the Kyushu continent.

"Xiaoping!" Li Jun jumped off the camel beast and hugged Xiaoping. Her eyes were red, "Don't worry, my sister won't ignore you, I won't."

"Brother Teng." Li Jun also looked at Teng Qingshan.

"Take her with you." Teng Qingshan nodded.

Teng Qingshan actually discovered that... Xiaoping's home in the past should be very good.

Slaves are not qualified to learn calligraphy!

But Xiaoping was sold three times. Before her family was destroyed, Xiaoping learned to recognize words when she was a child. And... although she was only nine years old, she thought and spoke, Xiaoping was just like a little adult. She was very smart! However, on this continent, intelligence cannot make her escape the fate of being a slave.

Soon, Teng Qingshan and his group had already arrived at the south gate of Danlang City. Although the people at the gate were not crowded, they were still coming and going. Many people rode camel beasts or trucks pulled by camel beasts and kept entering the city. Some people left the city. Almost everyone was wearing thick jackets.

"Danhua!"

Teng Qingshan looked at the two big characters on the city tower. Although he had learned a lot of characters for a while on the sea. However, Teng Qingshan only knew the word "Dan" and said "Dan".

"At least, I know some words." Teng Qingshan comforted himself.

"Two big money per person." The city gate guards guarded the city entrance fee.

Fortunately, Teng Qingshan got a lot of money from the robbers. Li Jun immediately handed over six big money. The man with needle-like thorns on his face flew over Teng Qingshan and Li Jun. He looked at Xiaoping carefully and snorted softly: "Get in."

Xiaoping was so shocked that she could only bow her head.

...

In Danlang City, Teng Qingshan was carrying a large package and holding a black flame stick. Li Jun was holding a camel beast, and Xiaoping also held Li Jun's hand. The three of them watched the prosperous Danlang City.

"Interesting, interesting." Teng Qingshan's eyes shiny.

Most of the buildings and houses in Danlang City are domes or spires, and the windows are relatively tight. This is completely different from the architectural style of Jiuzhou. The cold temperatures are always low, which makes the people in Duanmu mainland dress and architecture completely different from the islands I visited before.

The Liu family in Hei Tiehe just fled to the island and only lived in a simple wooden house. They had no time to build some stone buildings.

Camel beasts can be seen everywhere on the streets. Tall men wearing thick cotton jackets and carrying weapons can also be seen everywhere.

"Brother Teng, where are we going now? I'm a little hungry." Li Jun smiled.

"Xiaoping is hungry, too." Teng Qingshan smiled and looked at Xiaoping, "Let's go, let's have a meal first. Then buy a carriage and the like."

But Teng Qingshan and the other two had just left for a while.

"Boy, I'm leaving just by stepping on my dirty shoes?" A loud voice came from the front. Teng Qingshan and the other two looked at it and saw that there were already many onlookers in front.

Teng Qingshan was curious in his heart: "Didn't it mean that fighting is not allowed in the city?"

As he got closer, Teng Qingshan found that a tall and strong man wearing a felt hat was staring at a thinner man with a dark beard and growled: "I'm going to see a distinguished guest. You dirty my shoes. Why, I'm just going to finish it with just these ten stinky money?"

The dark-mouthed man looked dark and said, "Brothers, let's take a step back."

"Who is your brother?" The tall and strong man glared.

"How much do you want?" The mustache lowered her voice.

The tall and strong man obviously felt that the other party was easy to bully, so he raised his eyebrows: "One tael of silver, let's just forget about this."

"Clang!" The beard pulled out the long knife on his back.

The tall and strong man's face changed slightly, and he took two steps in a row. The people around him even took several steps in a row.

"My name is Chang!" The bearded man stared at the tall and strong man with a loud look, "Invite the battle! Do you dare to join the battle?"

The tall and strong man was stunned.

"Haha, that guy is scared?"

"A coward who has no courage!"

The people around were afraid that the world would not be in chaos. Teng Qingshan and Li Jun were both confused. Xiaoping next to him whispered: "Uncle, fighting is not allowed in the city. If you kill someone, you will be arrested. However... if you formally invite a fight, the other party will also take the fight. It's okay to kill someone."

Teng Qingshan suddenly realized.

At this moment, the two people who were watched, the tall and strong man was squeezed by people around him, his face turned red, he stared at the beard and shouted: "Invite a fight? I'm here to fight. If you are brave enough, I'll send you to see your ancestors." As he said that, he also pulled out the machete behind him. But he had just pulled it out.

"call out!"

The mustache directly swung the knife with one step forward!

A cold light flashed.

"Puchi!" The tall and strong man's throat was bleeding, and he sprayed it out like water. He widened his eyes and his lips moved, as if he was unwilling to accept it. Finally, he fell to the ground with a bang, leaving a large pool of blood on the ground.

The mustached man sneered: "Idiots, I've all been in the fight and I'm still talking nonsense."

Withdrawing the sword, the mustache left directly from the crowd. The people around him talked a few times, and then they all left.

"Just leave like this, no one cares about it?" Teng Qingshan was a little surprised.

"Uncle, I'm disagreeing and drawing my sword to each other. There are so many such things." Xiaoping said, "I've seen it many times. Sometimes I'll kill you in the city just because of a word or two. After a while, the Fang family, the owner of Danlang City, came to carry away the body."
Chapter completed!